President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses supporters at Burma Nairobi, September 1, 2017. [Photo|PSCU]President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the will of millions of Kenyans, expressed by a huge majority in August 8 elections, will not be subverted by the Supreme Court. Accompanied by Deputy President William Ruto on a tour of Nairobi, called on Kenyans to maintain peace in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision that annulled his election in the August 8 polls. “I believe the will and the choice of Kenyans will prevail. They will prove the ruling of the four judges wrong,” said Kenyatta in reference to the split 4-2 judges Supreme Court ruling, August. The president spoke when he addressed residents at Burma Market, Jua Kali and Muthurwa in Nairobi on his first meet-the-people-tour ahead of hitting the campaign trail once again.“I urge every Kenyan, shake hands with your neighbours and tell them that it does not matter what tribe they belong to, their political affiliation, religion or colour, we are all Kenyans and what is important is peace,” he said.The president said despite his misgivings, he would abide by the Supreme Court’s ruling, which directed the electoral agency IEBC to hold fresh elections within 60 days.
His opponents, the National Super Alliance filed the petition, saying he colluded with IEBC to subvert its victory. He was however found with no mistake.